Experience

Degenkolb Engineers

• Civil Engineering
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Jul 2023 - Present

• Design Engineer

  • Jul 2020 - Present

• Designer

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2020



University of Washington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2017

  • Tested 3 full-scale, single-story chevron braced frames under cyclic loading to examine the performance of a yielding beam mechanism • Designed and built large testing rig including concrete reaction blocks, load transfer beams, out-of-plane restraints and interface plates • Gained experience designing, detailing, and fabricating steel braced frames • Wrote a Master’s Thesis which includes an evaluation of the effect of yielding beams on the performance of chevron SCBFs • Tested 3 full-scale, single-story chevron braced frames under cyclic loading to examine the performance of a yielding beam mechanism • Designed and built large testing rig including concrete reaction blocks, load transfer beams, out-of-plane restraints and interface plates • Gained experience designing, detailing, and fabricating steel braced frames • Wrote a Master’s Thesis which includes an evaluation of the effect of yielding beams on the performance of chevron SCBFs



Halvorson and Partners

• Chicago, IL

• Structural Engineering Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

  • Evaluated existing details for embedded plates with a nonlinear finite element model in SAP2000 • Developed a comprehensive new library of typical details for embedded plates based on model • Compared existing software programs for designing embedded plates to results from nonlinear analysis; developed guide for designing embedded plates quickly and safely with existing software • Designed canopy including connections for an apartment building; drew details in Revit model Show less



Northwestern University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Sep 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Worked for Professor Wing Kam Liu • Application of finite element methods to optimize bone cement used in knee replacements • Built model of knee joint and implant in Abaqus; calibrated model to mimic expected behavior by examining different contact models, element types, and analysis methods • Worked for Professor Wing Kam Liu • Application of finite element methods to optimize bone cement used in knee replacements • Built model of knee joint and implant in Abaqus; calibrated model to mimic expected behavior by examining different contact models, element types, and analysis methods



American Institute of Steel Construction

• United States
• Construction
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Engineering Intern

  • Jun 2014 - May 2015

  • Performed parametric evaluations for proposed changes to the AISC Specification • Drew figures in AutoCAD for Design Guides and Steel Construction Manual • Wrote articles for Modern Steel Construction magazine • Wrote quizzes for continuing education credit based on lectures on a variety of structural engineering topics • Performed parametric evaluations for proposed changes to the AISC Specification • Drew figures in AutoCAD for Design Guides and Steel Construction Manual • Wrote articles for Modern Steel Construction magazine • Wrote quizzes for continuing education credit based on lectures on a variety of structural engineering topics



Technology Incorporated Camps

• McLean, VA

• Counselor

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013



Arlington County Government

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • May 2011 - Jun 2011

  - Helped create an electronic database of on-street parking in Arlington County that is still in use today - Developed data collection methods, performed field work, did data-verification and cross-checking against existing records, creation of GIS layer, and data conversion to GIS - Helped create an electronic database of on-street parking in Arlington County that is still in use today - Developed data collection methods, performed field work, did data-verification and cross-checking against existing records, creation of GIS layer, and data conversion to GIS